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Precise Tweak is the new name of Ubuntu Tweak, a popular application for customizing Ubuntu Desktop. It’s a very popular tool among the desktop users because it allows them to configure/customize their desktop without any hassle (from a simple and easy to use graphical interface).

It provides a lot of options to customize a lot of things. Now, the project has moved to Launchpad (open source project hosting platform, very popular for debian and Ubuntu related projects). So a stable PPA is available for Precise Tweak app. Some of the most important features include – theme options, admin options (for managing packages/applications), Janitor (for removing unwanted packages), login page, etc.

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise pangolin) has released. If you’ve been using Unity desktop from the beginning then you might have noticed a lot of improvements (in Unity Interface). Gnome shell also seems better then it was before.

Anyway, after installing few basic things in Ubuntu 12.04 – now it’s time to tweak various settings/options according to your need. Many things has changed a lot in Ubuntu 12.04 e.g Customizing theme is now much harder as compare to older version of Ubuntu (e.g in 10.04, it was much simpler with GNOME 2.3).

Applications for Tweaking Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

1. Precise Tweak – The new version of ‘Ubuntu Tweak’

Precise Tweak is the new version of Ubuntu Tweak. Ubuntu Tweak was very popular in older version of Ubuntu (with GNOME 2.* Desktop). Now, they have released the new version – suitable for newer version of Ubuntu i.e 12.04. It is a very feature rich application that allow you to customize a lot of things including – Theme, Login Settings, Common Administrative Tasks, Applications Settings (handlers), PPA etc. So using Precise Tweak, it’s very easy to customize Ubuntu 12.04, and it’s Fun

In short, it’s a must have application for every one. To install Precise Tweak, simply execute the following commands –

2. MyUnity

MyUnity is a simple application for tweaking Unity Desktop settings. It has lot of options to configure Unity such as Launcher settings, Desktop icons, Font settings, Themes, Panel etc. So it’s recommended if Unity is your primary desktop.

Installing MyUnity in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

In 12.04 LTS, MyUnity has been included in official package repository so you don’t need to add any external PPA. Open a terminal and execute –

sudo apt-get install myunity

3. Gnome Tweak Tool

Gnome Tweak Tool is recommended specially for those who use Gnome Shell Interface in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. It allows you to configure themes, fonts, gnome shell extensions, etc. So it’s required for those who want to tweak Gnome Shell Interface.

How to install Gnome Tweak Tool in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Open a terminal and execute (or you could use your preferred way of installing new things such as from Synaptic Package Manager) –

sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool

4. Unsettings

Unsettings is a cool app for customizing unity settings, recommended for those who loves Unity shell in Ubuntu 12.04. You can easily change panels, dash, icons, themes, fonts, launcher, menu and other settings – without much hassle. To install Unsettings, simply execute the commands (it’s not there in system package repository, so you are recommended to install using the official PPA) –

Ubuntu Tweak is a (small and efficient) third party application, released as a Free Software (under GNU GPL), for customizing Ubuntu (11.10/12.04, and of course – older versions such as 11.04/10.10 etc). It has a lot of options to customize a lot of things in easy way (from a nice GUI, rather than the usual command way – which often scares newbies) – so it’s a very useful tool for beginner users.

There are lot of things you can customize using Ubuntu Tweak, like Themes, Fonts, Shortcuts Commands, Window Manager, Nautilus File Manager Settings/Options, Login background/wallpaper and Logo, Desktop Icon settings, Security settings etc – in a couple of clicks. So Ubuntu Tweak is one of the most popular application used for tweaking basic Ubuntu Settings. This is little different from the older version of Ubuntu Tweak, it’s alpha version so use it with caution.

After a fresh installation of Ubuntu 11.04 – Natty Narwhal, all you need is some cool Tips and Tricks to customize Ubuntu 11.04 as you want. In this post you will learn – how to customize the login screen i.e in the end of this post you will be able to change the login screen/window background, icon etc, probably due to the reason that the default login background doesn’t appear to be pretty.

Ubuntu 11.04 has unity as the default desktop (Although Gnome 2.3 is also installed and you can select the desktop at login prompt). Unity shell/desktop supports gnome applications so you can customize the Unity in almost similar way.

There are lot of ways to do a single thing/task in Ubuntu , and login screen isn’t an exception i.e you can also do that through command line/ terminal but we’ll stick to the most simple way (through GUI) which will allow you to configure login screen as well as some other advanced settings to tweak Ubuntu as you want. Relax, changing/customizing login screen/window in Ubuntu 11.04 is not a big deal, it will hardly take a couple of minutes.

step #4 : now click on icon (if you want to change that) or background images; then locate the new image file (but remember the image should be there on your hard-drive partition where you have installed the Ubuntu 11.04).

step #5 : That’s ALL.. to verify where you have successfully changed the login screen or not, restart/reboot (or just logout, it may works) your computer.

This post will explain about a best application to tweak ubuntu 10.10(Maverick Meerkat) settings without any hassle.The application name is Ubuntu – Tweak ,it’s version 0.5.7 has arrived along with the arrival with Ubuntu 10.10.It’s designed to be very easy to use and intended to make the administration and application management easier.Ubuntu Tweak has good gui design and it’s available free as an open source software. Continue reading →